EP2091249A4 - Image display device and method, and image processing device and method - Google Patents

Image display device and method, and image processing device and method

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EP2091249A4
EP2091249A4 EP07741323A EP07741323A EP2091249A4 EP 2091249 A4 EP2091249 A4 EP 2091249A4 EP 07741323 A EP07741323 A EP 07741323A EP 07741323 A EP07741323 A EP 07741323A EP 2091249 A4 EP2091249 A4 EP 2091249A4
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display device
image processing
processing device
image display
image
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French (fr)
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EP2091249A1 (en
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Takeshi Mori
Seiji Kohashikawa
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Sharp Corp
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    • H04N7/0127Conversion of standards, e.g. involving analogue television standards or digital television standards processed at pixel level by changing the field or frame frequency of the incoming video signal, e.g. frame rate converter
    • H04N7/0132Conversion of standards, e.g. involving analogue television standards or digital television standards processed at pixel level by changing the field or frame frequency of the incoming video signal, e.g. frame rate converter the field or frame frequency of the incoming video signal being multiplied by a positive integer, e.g. for flicker reduction
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    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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    • H04N7/0135Conversion of standards, e.g. involving analogue television standards or digital television standards processed at pixel level involving interpolation processes
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    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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    • G09G2320/0261Improving the quality of display appearance in the context of movement of objects on the screen or movement of the observer relative to the screen
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    • G09G2340/00Aspects of display data processing
    • G09G2340/04Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
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    • G09G2360/00Aspects of the architecture of display systems
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    • G09G3/00Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • HELECTRICITY
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  • Television Systems (AREA)
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  • Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
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EP07741323.5A 2006-10-27 2007-04-10 Image display device and method, and image processing device and method Not-in-force EP2091249B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2006291885A JP4746514B2 (en) 2006-10-27 2006-10-27 Image display apparatus and method, image processing apparatus and method
PCT/JP2007/057887 WO2008050502A1 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-04-10 Image display device and method, and image processing device and method

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EP2091249A4 true EP2091249A4 (en) 2012-04-04
EP2091249B1 EP2091249B1 (en) 2016-09-07

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EP (1) EP2091249B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4746514B2 (en)
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WO (1) WO2008050502A1 (en)

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